Abraham Lincoln5 September 1860
Lincoln supporters use the rail splitter image to strengthen his popular appeal
United States of America · Politics / Republican Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Lincoln supporters use the rail splitter image to strengthen his popular appeal
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